Whittaker has no haters

[quantiqus]

Lol no, show me where Whittaker drops Romero and comes close to finishing the fight.

Whittaker did more damage, even if he got dropped.

1. a round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round. - so, round 1?
   

You have a problem with the fact that Whittaker was dropped and COULD have been finished at some point (but EWA, but you don't have a problem that Whittaker clearly won 3 rounds and that he did more damage (look at Yoel's face after the fight).

 

[jm814]

If you look at Whittaker's body language after the fight you could see he knew he lost. Even his post fight speach, you could tell he didn't feel like a winner.

The only thing that makes the robbery a bit easier to swallow is the fact that Whittaker is a good guy.

Draw at best. Absolutely no chance round 3 was a 10-8 when whittaker recovered quickly from the knockdown then came back and hurt yoel with elbows and the head kick. Round 5 is debatable for a 10-8 but romero didn't do a whole lot after dropping whittaker except hold him against the fence. The criteria for a 10-8 needs to be more clear because do guys who rely on volume as opposed to power benefit from the system? eg. outstriking someone by a big margin in a round

 

[Koro_11]

Whittaker did more damage, even if he got dropped.

1. a round is to be scored as a 10-8 round when a contestant overwhelmingly dominates by striking or grappling in a round. - so, round 1?

You have a problem with the fact that Whittaker was dropped and COULD have been finished at some point (but EWA, but you don't have a problem that Whittaker clearly won 3 rounds and that he did more damage (look at Yoel's face after the fight).

 

[Mammothman]

I wish we could see draws more often, this fight is a clear example why a draw was needed, sadly we will never see a 3rd fight

 

[HIMBOB]

Round 1. Whittaker 10-8




Sorry about the lack of spacing blame the commission.

10–8Round
A10-8RoundinMMAiswhereonefighterwinstheroundbyalargemargin. A10–8roundinMMAisnotthemostcommonscoreajudgewillrender,butitisabsolutelyessential totheevolutionofthesportandthefairnesstothefightersthatjudgesunderstandandeffectively utilizethescoreof10–8.Ascoreof10–8doesnotrequireafightertodominatetheiropponentfor5 minutesofaround.Thescoreof10–8isutilizedbythejudgewhenthejudgeseesverifiableactionson thepartofeitherfighter.JudgesshallALWAYSgiveascoreof10–8whenthejudge has established thatonefighterhasdominatedtheactionoftheround,haddurationofthedominationandalso impacted their opponent with either effective strikes or effective grappling maneuvers that have diminishedtheabilitiesoftheiropponent.

 

[The Witcher]

Yes, according to the UFC point criteria it should have been at least a draw.

Ignoring all that and just looking at it as a fight, Romero kicked his ass.

Either way, there is no case to be made that Whittaker won that, under any rules other than maybe point karate.

it was a war. romero didnt come out unscathed, the man of metal looked like he was stung by bees. i wish it was called a draw in the end so we wouldnt discuss the outcome and discuss the crazy fight it was.

 

[MacDougall]

Close fight. Everyone should be happy that in this close fight the best possible outcome for justice and establishment of normality occurred. These guys are 50/50 every time they fight and we now know it. Let's move on. Romero can go to 205lbs and leave my boy Rob alone. The big scary ass motherfucker had 10 rounds to put Rob out and couldn't do it. Because Rob is a motherfucker.

 

[Koro_11]

Round 1. Whittaker 10-8




Sorry about the lack of spacing blame the commission.

10–8Round
A10-8RoundinMMAiswhereonefighterwinstheroundbyalargemargin. A10–8roundinMMAisnotthemostcommonscoreajudgewillrender,butitisabsolutelyessential totheevolutionofthesportandthefairnesstothefightersthatjudgesunderstandandeffectively utilizethescoreof10–8.Ascoreof10–8doesnotrequireafightertodominatetheiropponentfor5 minutesofaround.Thescoreof10–8isutilizedbythejudgewhenthejudgeseesverifiableactionson thepartofeitherfighter.JudgesshallALWAYSgiveascoreof10–8whenthejudge has established thatonefighterhasdominatedtheactionoftheround,haddurationofthedominationandalso impacted their opponent with either effective strikes or effective grappling maneuvers that have diminishedtheabilitiesoftheiropponent.

If rd 1 is 10-8 Whittaker the round 5 should be 10-6 Romero.

 

[jenspulverizer]

1. Whittaker 10-9
2. Whittaker 10-9
3. Whittaker 10-9
4. Romero 10-9
5. Romero 10-8

I don't think Whittaker won but I don't think Romero did either.

I agree with this, but I subtracted a point from Romero for missing weight

 

[king of theRing]

Hard to hate on him. Never says a word...... Literally. You know to this day ive never heard a robert whittaker interview? Cant hate on a guy who doesnt even speak to give us some what of a reason to

 

[ostlerrage]

1. Whittaker 10-9
2. Whittaker 10-9
3. Whittaker 10-9
4. Romero 10-9
5. Romero 10-8

I don't think Whittaker won but I don't think Romero did either.

what. romero clearly won rounds 3 and 5. the others were whittakers.

 

[The Witcher]

Close fight. Everyone should be happy that in this close fight the best possible outcome for justice and establishment of normality occurred. These guys are 50/50 every time they fight and we now know it. Let's move on. Romero can go to 205lbs and leave my boy Rob alone. The big scary ass motherfucker had 10 rounds to put Rob out and couldn't do it. Because Rob is a motherfucker.

Well said.

 

[The Witcher]

Hard to hate on him. Never says a word...... Literally. You know to this day ive never heard a robert whittaker interview? Cant hate on a guy who doesnt even speak to give us some what of a reason to

He podcasts regularly. Youre not looking hard enough.

 

[One MMA Fan]

I agree with this, but I subtracted a point from Romero for missing weight

Emotions and beliefs and what you consider justice shouldn't have a place when you score a fight.

Romero was penalized with no belt on the line for him and with a loss of money and Robert had to agree to move forward like this. We aren't debating if it was enough or needed more that's not the point here we are talking about the contest and we have a set of rules for it.

Thing should go for everyone, leave our personal feelings out of this, the fact you like or dislike Romero shouldn't count in how you score the fight.

 

[cade187]

If rd 1 is 10-8 Whittaker the round 5 should be 10-6 Romero.

lol no.

I thought it might be a draw when waiting for results, but I figured it was either a draw, or a Whitaker win.

 

[xyzxyz94]

Yah nice guy, incredibly tough and an exciting fighter. I, and most people it seems, thought it should have been a draw. Even if that's the case though nothing really changes. He still keeps his belt and Yoel getting the next shot would still be questionable based on him missing weight twice in a row.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Whittaker won... or draw at least.

Romero DID NOT WIN. Fucking idiots

 

[Weuylf]

Either Whittaker wins or a draw, Romero never wins that fight even if you switch the judges.
I scored it a draw.

 

[Sjb1888]

Whittaker won the fight, it wasn't even close to being a robbery.

RDA vs Colby was a closer fight.

 

[dragonclaw]

Relax, it was a close fight that could have gone either way.

Romero had many chances to finish to avoid the decision and he didn't, the fault lays with him, not the judges.